COV-1846 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 9 May 1784, bearing the Calcutta X5 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing X5 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 May 1784. Note: 19mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta X5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta X5 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1784.

When was COV-1846 posted?

COV-1846 is dated 9 May 1784, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta X5 (1784).

COV-1846

9 May 1784 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 9 May 1784, Calcutta X5 handstruck folded letter (COV-1846) — back

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta X5, front (COV-1846) — front

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Date

9 May 1784

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing X5 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 May 1784. Note: 19mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1846 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 9 May 1784 bearing the Calcutta X5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing X5 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 May 1784. Note: 19mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-1846 are recorded (back, front); the Calcutta X5 mark itself is recorded in use 1784.

Questions about COV-1846

What is COV-1846?: COV-1846 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 9 May 1784, bearing the Calcutta X5 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing X5 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 May 1784. Note: 19mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta X5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta X5 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1784.
When was COV-1846 posted?: COV-1846 is dated 9 May 1784, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta X5 (1784).

About this record

This 9 May 1784 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta X5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.